This Machine Can Map and Zap Multiple Tumors at the Same Time
RefleXion’s bio-guided radiotherapy identifies cancer cells by their metabolic activity.
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Innovator Samuel Mazin
Age 39
Chief technology officer of RefleXion Medical Inc., a company with 60 employees in Hayward, Calif.
Form and function
RefleXion’s equipment identifies cancer cells by their metabolic activity, allowing technicians to detect, analyze, and zap multiple tumors in a single treatment, in some cases without the need for a biopsy.
1. Trace
A technician injects a patient with a radioactive glucose tracer before sliding her into the 6-foot-long RefleXion machine.